In Love with the Loveless

Chapter 3

((A.N. : Okay. i am so sorry for just now updating. I'll update again soon. So sorry.))

---SHERLOCK'S POV---

My shadow engulfs her as I stand at the end of the hospital bed, studying her injured form. It was 11:40 when I heard the knock on my door.

"Mr. Holmes? I have been sent here to inform you that a young, American woman was delivered to The Princess Grace Hospital at 10:50 pm earlier this night. She is in the intensive care unit currently due to nearly fatal injuries. We have discovered she was set to come here before she was brutally attacked. If you wish to see her, visiting times begin in twenty minutes." I simply nodded in response, deducing the man, stopping after becoming bored with his ordinarity.

Now here I am, staring down at the broken figure in front of me. She's covered in bruises, all different, yet still dark shades of black, blue, and purple. Bruises in the form of knuckle prints are easily identifiable from beneath the collar of the hospital gown and I have no doubts that they are spread across her entire frame. No casts though. Instead, plenty of wraps and pins hold her together it seems. A tangled mass of hair lies beneath her head, which I then notice is lined with dried trails of blood. I stand, peering down at the petite girl beneath my shadow, concentrating on aspect of her, before making my way towards the door of the room.

As soon as my hand contacts the cold, metal handle of the door, a small, strained voice calls my name. Why my heart leaps..I don't know. I am not startled by the sound. I turn, now facing her.

"Sherlock..."

Her tone is questioning, her extremely vibrant blue orbs looking up at me as if I wasn't expected to be here. Which I assume, I was not.

"Hello, Shaeh. Long time, no see, yes? You know, it's dangerous to be walking the streets at night."

"I'm aware now." Her tone switches to one of pain, paranoia, fear.

"Which is why you won't be going back out there. You'll stay with me."

I can't her piercing eyes staring at me, a subtle smirk slightly appearing on her face.

"For safety reasons..of course. I'll have John pick you up later tomorrow afternoon. Be ready." And with that, I clear my throat and walk out, leaving Shaeh behind me.